Spittoon-washing machine.



0. W. LUNDEEN. SPITTOON WASHING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED gm. 19, 1912.

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0. W. 'LUNDEEN.

SPITTOON WASHING MACHINE.

APPLIOATIOJ TILED AUG. 19, 1912 Patented Apr. 14, 1914.

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ullmun OSCAR W. LUNDEEN, OF OAKLAND, NEBRASKA.

SPITTOON-WASHING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 14, 1914.

Application filed August 19, 1912. Serial No. 715,896.

To all whom 1' t may concern Be it known that I, OSCAR W. cit zen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Burt, State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spittoon-iVashing Machines: and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled intlieart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in cuspidor cleaners.

The object of the invention is to simplify the general structure and ii we the effi ciency and ease of opwatio. of devices of this character- A further object rcsir in a device of this char; where the cuspidor is rotatable on a spindle, of means for swinging the cuspidor upon the spindle.

\Vith the above objects in view, the. invention consists of certain novel details of con struction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood that. various modificatioi'is may be made in the minor details of construction within the scope of the appended claims.

' In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure l is a side elevation of the device. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the. device. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sec tional view through the device. Fig. is a cross sectional view taken on the linev 4 4 Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a. horizontal sectional view taken on the line 5-5 Fig. Fig. (3 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the means of centering the cuspidor .on the mandrel. Fig. 7 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 7-7 Fig. 3- Fig. 8 is a dc tail perspective view of the tongs.

Referring now to thedrawings in which like characters of reference designate similar parts. 10 designates a casing of the general shape shown in Fig. 2. the casing being the provision with a hinged cover pipe 13 enters the casing and extends along the bottom 14 equipped with two uprigl'it branches l5 and it; which are. clo ed by caps l7 and l8 and equipped nca r the tops with outlet. open iugs 19 and 20.

The inverted cuspidor 21 is designed to be supported upon the branch 16, and to attain this end a tri-iorked spindle 22 is rotativcly LUNDEEN, a

l i l mounted in the cap 20 of the branch, as shown at 23, the branches of the spindle engaging with the bottom of the cuspidor, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4C.

For centering the cuspidor on the spindle 22. a lever 24 is pr'ovided with an upturned giuigeon 2;), which gournals for rotation in strap bearings 26 carried on the inner face of the casin there being a handle 27 secured to the upper end of the gudgeon and extending horizontally therefrom to swing the lever 24 in a horizontal plane. pidor is rotated continuously as will presently be described, and during such rota-- tion should the cuspidor not be truly centered on the spindle, the cuspidor will tend to tilt upon the spindle. By manually swinging the lever 24' intothe path of movement of the tiltedcuspidor, the lever serves to press down upon the high side of the cuspidor with a resultant forcing of the cuspi- The cusi dorto assume a horizontal position and be come centered upon the spindle.

For rotating the cuspidor continuously, a mandrel is employed, the mandrel comprising a stub shaft which is journaled for rotation in an opening formed in the cover 19 and is equipped with a sliding sleeve 29. which terminates in a rubber tip 30 which bears upon the cuspidor bottom, the sleeve being normally frictionally held against the cuspidor bottom by means of a helical spring 31 which is confined between a collar 32 car ried by the shaft and a collar 1.13 carried by the sleeve. The shaft is equipped at the upper end with a bevel pinion 34 which meshes with a bevel pinion carried by a shaft 36 which is journaledfor rotation in bearings 37 carried on the hinged cover 12 and terminates in a crank handle 38. By rotating the handle the sleeve is rotated with a resultant rotation of the cuspidor.

The streams from the outlet openings 19 of the branch 15 flare upon the exterior of 1 the cuspidor and the streams from the out supported upon legs 11, and being equipped a water supply 1 let openings 20 of the branch 16 play upon the inner surface of the cuspidor, with a ref sultantcleaning of the cuspidor exterior-1y thereof, the pipe being.

and inieriorly luring rotation of the cuspidor. For scouring the exterior of the cuspidor. a vertically disposed scouring i brush 39 is trio-outed to frictionallv bear upon 1 the cuspidor. and to at am this end a lever 40 jourpaled at the upper end bet\ gen 1 hinges -11 carried on a stationary closure 42 of the casing top. he lever being equipped at the lower end with clam s 43 which engage the brush back, an further being equipped at the upper ends with a connecting link 44 which is terminally connected to a'rocking lever 45 carried on said station- .ary closure. By forcing the lever outwardly, the brush is rocked into snug engagement with the outer wall of the cuspidor.

For scouring the inner surface of the cuspidor mouth, a substantially conical brush 46 is mounted on the branch 15 of the Water pipe, this brush. being urged upwardly into snug engagement with the cuspidor month by means of a lever 47- whieh is pivoted on a post 48 carried by the water pipe, the lever being equipped at the outer end with a weight 49, the latter being of sufficient weight to counterbalance the conical brush and urge the latter upwardly into snug engagement with the cuspidor mouth.

In Fig. 8 is shown a pair of tongs 50, which may be employed in removing and inserting the cuspidor upon the spindle after the hinged cover has been opened to ermit of insertion of the cuspidorwithin t 0. casing. i

What is claimed is:

1. In a cuspidor cleaning device, a spindle adapted to enter and support an inverted cuspidor, means for rotating said cuspidor on said spindle, a laterally disposed vertically extending brush adapted to engage one side of said cuspidor, and a horizontally swinging lever adapted to engage the bottom of said cuspidor opposite from saidi brush and center the cuspidor upon said spindle.

2-. In a cuspidor cleaning device, an upright water supply pipe, a spindle turnably mounted on the top of said pipe, and ada ted to enter and support an inverted cuspi or, means for rotating said cuspidor on said pipe, 2:. laterally disposed and vertically extending brush adapted to engage with one side of said cuspidor, and a horizontally disposed lever adapted to swing on a vertical pivot and engage with the bottom of said cuspidor opposite from said brush whereby to center said cuspidor on said spindle.

3. In a cuspidor-cleaning device, an upright water supply pipe, a spindle rotatably mounted on the top of said pipe and adapted to enter and support an inverted cuspidor, a conical brush on said pipe adapted to enter the mouth of said cuspidor, a laterally disposed brush adapted to engage and conform to the contour of one side of said cuspidor,

and a lever adapted to swing in a horizontal plane and to engage witlrthe bottom of said cuspidor to one side of the center thereof diametrically opposite from the last named brush and depress the high side of said bottom during rotation of said cuspidor where by to center said cuspidor on said spindle.

In testimony whereof, I ai'iix my signature, in presence of two witnesses OSCAR 'W. LUNDEEN.

\Vitnesses:

A. L. NEUMAIW, H. A. LARSON. 

